Zach's Magic Lights Up Playoffs; Team Triumphs in Sweet Shocker!

Not many gave them a chance, but Clarkson University pulled off one of the more recent shockers in NCAA hockey, and St. Louis Blues prospect Matthew Mayich played quite a role in it. The Golden Knights came into their best-of-3 ECAC quarterfinal series against perennial toughie and top-seeded Quinnipiac University as a huge underdog.

The Bobcats were not only the top seed but also ranked seventh in the nation in the latest USA Today Men's Hockey poll. But the underdogs Golden Knights and Mayich would have none of it with a shocking sweep in two games, winning 3-0 in the opener on Friday, then winning the series 4-3 at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Ct. on Saturday.

Mayich, a defenseman and sixth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, had an assist on Friday, then had a goal (at the 3:30 mark on the video) and an assist in the clincher on Saturday, including this shorthanded, game-tying goal at 12:58 of the third period, 38 seconds after the Golden Knights made it 3-2, also shorthanded: Mayich, who has who has 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in 33 games this season, then set up what would be the game-winning and series-clinching goal at 14:21 to help Clarkson (18-16-3) advance to the semifinals, where they will face second-seeded Dartmouth College in Game 1 on Friday in Lake Placid, NY. * Justin Carbonneau -- It was a rather quiet week as far as goal scoring is concerned for the 2025 first-round pick (No. 19) until the forward cashed in for his 51st of the season for Blainville-Boisebriand of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League.

It was the only ray of light for the Armada in their 5-1 loss to Drummondville: Là où maman cache les biscuits! 🍪 Voici le 5⃣1⃣e de la saison de Justin Carbonneau, et tout un! @ArmadaBLB @StLouisBlues | #stlblues pic.